Easter Eve (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Anton Chekhov
- First Published: 1886
- Type of Plot: Social realism
- Time of Work: The 1880's
- Setting: Russia
- Principal Characters: The unnamed narrator, Ieronim, Nikolay
- Genres: Social realism, Short fiction
- Subjects: Nineteenth century, Religion, Death or dying, Rivers or waterways, Catholics or Catholic Church, Bereavement or grief, Rites or ceremonies, Monasteries, monks, or monasticism, Russia or Russian people, Boats or boating, Church or churches, Easter
- Locales: Russia
The Story
On the night before Easter, the narrator waits on the riverbank for a ferry to take him to the monastery on the other side of the river to see the Easter ceremonies. It is dark; only the stars are shining as if they have come out for the festival procession, with each of them renewed and joyful, and each softly twinkling and beaming. The river is flooded and looks like a lake. It is as though nature itself celebrates Easter.
Soon the narrator finds out that he is not alone. Not far from him, a peasant is waiting for the illumination. He does not have the five...
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